Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-12
Mrs. Frank Whitson, after visit

morning last for her home in Denver,
Col.
DR.. G. Il. Stainback, Messrs.
Morris Gaffin and r. M. Reams at
tended the convention of the State
Temperance Alliance in Nashville
this week as representatives of War
rem county.
The Baltimore Manufacturers
Record reports in its construction de-
partment that the Dry Creek Silver
Mining Co., are sinking shafts in De-
Kalb county, and may erect smelt-
er during the winter.
Owing to our absence from home
two days of this week we have been
unable to gather the usual amount of
local mater, but hope our readers
will find the other matter with which
the paper is filled Of equally as much
interest.
Mr., G. F. Thompson, of Terre
Haute, Ind, arrived today (Friday)
at noon, to visit his aunt, Mrs. Sam
uel Higginbotham, who lives near
this place. His father, Mr.. H. A.
Thompson, was a resident of Nc
Minnville many years ago, andis now
city marshal of Terre Haute.
The Family Educator. Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary is a great
family educator, and no family OF
children ought tobe brought up with.
out having ready access to this grand
volume. 1t will answer hundreds
of questions to the wide-awake child
1t is an ever-present and reliable
schOolmaster to the whole family.
Mr.. James L. Lloyd, the cele.
brated sewing machine repairer, O.
Austin, Texas, will be in McMinn
vile in week or two, prepared tt
promptly and skilfully execute any
work in his line. Mr.. Lloyd is ar
expert on sewing machine repairs
and if your machine has "spells" yor
should get him to "take the kinks
out of it,"
The freight train was thrown
from the track somewhere between
McMinnville and Rock Island thi
(Friday) evening. The engine raj
down to the tank here for water, anC
went back to clear the wreck. NJ
one was hurt in the accident, but W,
could not learn what damage wa
done to the train. The passenge
train is blocked until the track can b.
cleared.
"A lot of material for the bridg
over Calf Killer river at Sparta, pass
ed up the road Monday, also mum
ber ofmen for the work. Weunder
stand the grading is finished from
Sparta to Bon Air, and most of tn
ties laid. The Sparta papers say tn
Bon Air Coal Co., is getting out larg
quantities of coal, and will be read,
to begin shipping by the first of tn
year.
The four Synods of the C. T
Church in Tennessee have been con
solidated, and will in future be know
as the Synod of Tennessee. The frs
meeting of the consolidated bod
will probably be held at McMinnvill
next October. The place of meetin
and moderator for first meeting hav
to be appointed by the General Al
sembly in May next. McMinnvill
was put in nomination, and is quit
likely to get the first meeting.
DIR. j. HI. Melven of Tullahoms
specialist in treatment of all Chrol
ic diseases of Blood, Skin, Stomach
Bowels and Rectum, such as Ulcers
ton, Fissure, Hemorrhoids, ETC., by
new and painless method, causing L
detention from business, will be at tn
Warren House in our city again O
Wednesday, 10th inst. Ladies resiC
ing in the city can be treated at the
houses. Consultation and examini
ton free.
-Messrs. Jessie Walling and othe
filed bill in Chancery last Monda
against the McMinnville Building
Loan and Savings Association. The.
parties became dissatisfied at the a
ton ofthe Board of Directors last Jur
is declaring the election of Office
unconstitutional, and gave notice fl
withdrawal of their shares. The of
[ GERS computed the, value of the
shares upon the earned premium
and offered them these amour
5 which they declined to accept. Th
bill is now filed to force the Assoc
t alton to pay them pro ra
Of tbe nrnn1iun1c maid nm oil looi